banishment

Example Sentences

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Let’s say you were ordered deported and you now faced banishment from your country.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026

However, some viewers have speculated on social media that Hugo's surprise banishment might have prompted the the secret traitor's identity to be revealed earlier than expected.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Part hobo, part insult comic, part performance artist, Diogenes flaunted his disregard for convention in ways that scandalized the bourgeoisie of Athens and, later, Corinth, after his banishment from Sinope became permanent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

He eventually brokered a settlement, allowing Rose to voluntarily accept banishment for life in return for no further punishment.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2025

And banishment from his realm would last forever; there were always others who’d take the offender’s place.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady